27 PETITION CASES
More than half of Parliament face court challenge over election By EDDIE OSIFELO UP to 27 election petition cases have been filed in the High Court at the closure of the petition period on Monday. This means 54 percent…
More than half of Parliament face court challenge over election By EDDIE OSIFELO UP to 27 election petition cases have been filed in the High Court at the closure of the petition period on Monday. This means 54 percent…
Funding 2023 Pacific Games could decide diplomatic relations By Alfred Sasako FUNDING the South Pacific Games in 2023 could decide Solomon Islands’ future diplomatic relations with Taiwan. This emerged as pressure reportedly mounts on Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to…
By Alfred Sasako FOUR election petitions have been filed to the High Court in the last two days as dateline for lodging the petition will close on Monday. There are indications of more petitions to be filed before the deadline…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI THE international gospel reggae band, Christafarai arrived in Auki town ahead of shows they will put on for local funs. The 13 member band including Vanesa Quai from Vanuatu touched down from a transit flight from…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI AS of the official close of nomination for candidates to the Malaita provincial election at 4pm yesterday, 262 candidates are registered to contest the election. Returning Officer for Malaita province, Mr Pearson Simi officially announced this…
By Gary Hatigeva FORMER politician and former diplomat Patterson John Oti has been elected as the new Speaker to National Parliament of Solomon Islands. This was known after a tense voting process, which saw a total of 48 Members of…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MEMBER of Parliament for Aoke Langalanga, Matthew Wale encourages the Government to avoid political instability because it is not good for the people of Solomon Islands. Speaking at motion of special adjournment moved by Prime Minister Manasseh…
Stop notice issued to logging company, investigation underway By Mike Puia A stop notice has been issued to a logging company operating on the upstream of Kovi and Kungulai water sources as investigation carried out to determine the cause…
By Alfred Sasako GOVERNMENT officials are said to have uncovered the mystery surrounding the disappearance of millions of dollars the High Court ordered to be paid into Trust Accounts. Sources familiar with the matter told Island Sun yesterday they were…
Scots college told Lea’i to focus on school SCOTS College Dean International Students Marc Capstick says Solomon Islands national U-17 player Raphael Lea’i need to focus on his education despite the recent interest from national team coach Wim Rijsbergen for…